“The area between the nose and the chin, the subject of kissing and the vehicle for speech, is perhaps even more known and set upon than the eyes. The mouth is also riddled with a complex interweaving of folds, curves, flats and lost-and-found edges. These nuances are needed by a perceptive person who might try to understand human nature.” TryingHumansPersonsMightEyeFoundLostKnownSubjectsHuman NatureNeededKissingSpeechMouthsAreasComplexesEdgesNosesFlatsVehicleCurvesFoldsChinsNuancePortraitureLost And Found Author:Robert Genn
“Scan your subject for things that are clearly impossible. After all, paint isn't magic! If you see that certain elements in the subject are beyond the limits of your pigments, try to form an idea beforehand of how you are going to handle those areas when you get to them.” IfsTryingIdeasFormCertainImpossibleMagicSubjectsLimitsElementsAreasPaintHandlePigment Author:Richard Schmid
“If you want to get an interesting perspective do not think of Hugh as a traditional 20th century physicist but more of a Renaissance man with interests and skills in many different areas. He was smart and lots of things interested him and he brought the same general conceptual methodology to solve them. The subject matter was not so important as the solution ideas.” IfsThinkingMenWantImportantIdeasDifferentMatterInterestInterestingSubjectsCenturyPerspectiveSkillsSmartSolutionsAreasSolveTraditional20th CenturyPhysicistRenaissanceSubject MatterMethodologyRenaissance Man Author:Hugh Everett III
“At one point I wanted to work for NASA and be an astrophysicist, so I did physics, math, and chemistry before realizing I probably wasn't quite smart enough to do that. But I am still hugely interested in cosmology and astrophysics. That is my geeky subject area.” StillsEnoughWantedRealizingSubjectsSmartAreasMathPhysicsChemistryCosmologyNasaAstrophysics Author:Gemma Chan
“There's no subject you don't have permission to write about. Students often avoid subjects close to their heart ... because they assume that their teachers will regard those topics as 'stupid.' No area of life is stupid to someone who takes it seriously. If you follow your affections you will write well and will engage your readers.” IfsWritingWellsHeartLife IsTeacherSubjectsStupidStudentsReaderAreasRegardAssumingAffectionPermissionTopics Author:William Zinsser
“Teaching children about entrepreneurship is much like imparting any other skill or piece of knowledge. You will provide them with ways to experience how entrepreneurship works, and you guide them toward the subjects or areas they seem to show an interest in.” WayChildrenShowsSeemsInterestPiecesTeachingSubjectsSkillsAreasGuidesEntrepreneurshipTeaching Children Author:Naveen Jain
“I've been reading and researching various aspects of history - Dickens' London, Nelson's sea battles, Magellan's nautical explorations, the weapons and battles and key figures of the American Civil War - for most of my life. I pick up a book here or there or see a documentary or talk with an expert in the subject, and my curiosity about the one area of study and discovery always leads to another.” BookWarReadingStudySeaSubjectsFiguresKeysBattleWeaponsPicksDiscoveryAreasAspectCuriosityVariousLondonExpertsCivil WarExplorationDocumentariesAmerican Civil WarNelsonDickensNauticalMagellan Author:Gary Paulsen
“Oh, I usually don't know a whole lot about a subject when I begin; the process itself teaches me a lot as I go along. Usually I know enough about one narrow area of the subject to start myself going, and then everything - including a lot more research - follows from that.” KnowsEnoughWholeProcessTeachSubjectsResearchAreasIncluding Author:Jim Shepard
“All the people I've met, many outside of cinema, knew everything perfectly about one thing or one subject or one area.” PeopleOne ThingSubjectsMetsAreasCinema Author:Sergio Leone
“In many large urban areas, the majority of working age African American men now have criminal records and are thus subject to legalized discrimination for the rest of their lives. It is viewed as "normal" in ghetto communities to go to prison or jail.” MenAgeCommunityRecordsSubjectsNormalAreasMajorityPrisonCriminalsDiscriminationAfrican AmericanJailUrbanGhettoUrban Areas Author:Michelle Alexander
“A wonderful area for speculative academic work is the unknowable. These days religious subjects are in disfavor, but there are still plenty of good topics. The nature of consciousness, the workings of the brain, the origin of aggression, the origin of language, the origin of life on earth, SETI and life on other worlds...this is all great stuff. Wonderful stuff. You can argue it interminably. But it can't be contradicted, because nobody knows the answer to any of these topics.” KnowsWorldStillsEarthLanguageStuffReligiousAnswersBrainConsciousnessWonderfulSubjectsAreasArguingPlentyThese DaysAcademicAggressionTopicsHuman BehaviorOther WorldsNobody KnowsOrigin Of LifeAcademic Work Author:Michael Crichton
“Now the main areas of higher education that still enjoy considerable financial support from government are subjects like engineering and science and the research ringfence which is the basic minimum to protect Britain's scientific competitiveness.” StillsGovernmentEnjoySupportSubjectsHigherProtectResearchAreasFinancialBritainEngineeringMinimumHigher EducationCompetitivenessFinancial Support Author:Vince Cable
“Government is the assumption of authority over a given area and all within it, exercised generally for the double purpose of more complete oppression of its subjects and extension of its boundaries.” GovernmentPurposeGivenLibertySubjectsAuthorityAreasBoundariesOppressionAssumptionExtensions Book:Instead of a Book Source: Instead of a Book
“Far too often, we fathers avoid the subject because it's so awkward. The subject I am referring to is: buying gifts for women. This is an area where many men do not have a clue. Exhibit A was my father, who was a very thoughtful man, but who once gave my mother, on their anniversary, the following token of his love, his commitment, and-yes-his passion for her: an electric blanket.” MenMotherPassionFatherSubjectsCommitmentAreasFollowingThoughtfulBuyingAwkwardElectricClueHis LoveBlanketExhibitsFathers DayReferringTokensVery ThoughtfulElectric Blankets Author:Dave Barry